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Should i switch from systemd to another init system, What are the advantages of using another init system? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have seen so many times that systemd is insecure, bloated, etc. So i wonder ¿does it worth to switch to another init system?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you sure it doesn’t mean anything? It means to a LOT of people.

Fine, still not understanding why something that I should run once in a while (on a server) or it is not that critical seems to be so important. Look, I had way bigger gain moving from a HDD to a SDD than switching to Systemd from the old init.

I refuse to belive that for a desktop user a 5 seconds longer boot time is that important. I could understand on a server where, if you work with it, you can have fines for downtime but even in this case it is a thing that could be handled in different ways.

Anyways are you aware of systemd-analyze and that you can profile your boot and services even with graphical representations? Have a look at https://www.apertis.org/guides/boot_optimisation/ and https://opensource.com/article/20/9/systemd-startup-configuration

Good, but I am not interested in booting my laptop 5 second faster and for my server I have not fines if it start in 20 seconds instead of 10 😁

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

systemd-analyze isn't only about reducing your boot time by 5 seconds, it's about when you've problems knowing exactly what is happening and when and also about having a clear view of dependencies between services.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At this point I am not that interested in these aspects, for what I need I am ok if the system boot and I can work 😀

But thanks anyway, it is a good thing to know if I ever need it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If that’s the case you can simply run systemd configured as it comes with most distritos and enjoy.